RPC IV.2, 1078 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1078 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Miletus
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Gnaeus Vergilius Theogenes (archon)
Dating c. 182–184
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκρά(τορ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (medium length beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧΟ ΓΝ ΟΥΕΡ ΘΕΟΓΕ ΠΟΠΛΑ ΚΑΤΑΠΛΟΥϹ ΜΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ ἄρχο(ντος) Γν(αίου) Οὐερ(γιλίου) Θεογέ(νους) Ποπλᾶ κατάπλους Μιλησίων
Translation under archon Gnaeus Vergilius Theogenes, Poplas, arrival of the Milesians
Reverse design galley with sail, rowers and helmsman, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 20.65 g
Axis 12
Reference Roch XXVII.1, H.R. Baldus, Chiron 15 (1985), pp. 187–197
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ G: II, 356, no. 18, pl. 51.16 (rev.) SNG I, no. 1873, with traces of silver plating
2 2     Rome: 80308 Prowe III, 994, pl. XVI = H.R. Baldus, Chiron 15 (1985), no. 1, pl. I.1 = Calomino MNR 284, reverse legend tooled
3 3     P: 1896 H.R. Baldus, Chiron 15 (1985), no. 2, pl. I.2
4 4     Balat: M82139; ÜL '89/276 Baldus, Didyma 586, pl. 2 = H.R. Baldus, MDAI(I) 34 (1984), 296, no. 115, pl. 58 = H.R. Baldus, Chiron 15 (1985), no. 3, pl. I.3)
5 5     L: 1975-4-11-201 ex private coll. H. Heller
6 6     Tübingen SNG 3103
7 7     P: 7835